08/18/2026
🎼 MUSICIAN BIRTHDAY | AUGUST 18 🎼
TAN DUN
Composer • Conductor • Academy Award & Grammy Award Winner
Born August 18, 1957, Tan Dun is a Chinese-born American composer and conductor whose music brings together Western and Chinese musical influences.
His work spans opera, orchestral, vocal, chamber, solo and film music, exploring the connections between different musical traditions. 🎻🎹🎶
🏆 Academy Award — Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
🏆 Grammy Award — Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
🏆 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition — Marco Polo
Tan Dun has collaborated with leading orchestras around the world and is recognized as one of the leading figures in contemporary classical music.
🎶 Celebrating a composer whose music crosses cultures, genres and traditions.